Victor Ridley of Chicken broke the tackle high above his head and was sent to Cena Bin for 10 minutes. Literal Mitchell hit a man in the elbow late and it was reported. And before the Bulldogs, Jack Heatherington threw an arm and tackled a kind of garden "coat hanger" and was sent away.
Three separate events, three different orders by the referee on the spot or by the bunker during Round Six in the NRL. Look along, nothing to see here, right? Well, apparently not. Because according to rugby league fans. And it looks like an equal share of pundits and painters - it's very confusing and very vague. Because, apparently, people want the same thing to be done with all the high tackles.
Following Heatherton's dismissal, Fox League commentator Andrew Voss spoke to many when he said: "I don't think the bunker, referee and match review committee are on the same page right now. I don't think so. We know when we are headshot. Do you persevere? Are you based on sin? Or have you been sent? This is an absolute dice roll and one chooses from the hat.
Voss is an experienced broadcaster and a blatant rugby league fan who has a show called "The Fan". He is not there to knock Voss, but what does he want from the authorities? Is there a blanket principle for dealing with high heads? Is there a catchy phrase that is really devoid of significance, humor and intensity?
We cannot ask different referees to make the same decision about different events, because the events are different, the referee and the player are different, and each game is played by the same invisible robot.
The next day he also said that there is a word that is still going on. Even Phil "Buzz" Ruthfield, who is in the grip of a thousand judicial hearings. This is what the league fans have been longing for in decision-making since ancient times. And for the long haul - maybe longer, and they'll never have it. Consistency is impossible, a pipe dream.
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